Grain-weighing apparatus



(No Model.)

A. E. WADE.

GRAIN WEIGHING APPARATUS. No. 344,148. Patented June 22, 1886.

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UNITED STATES ARTHUR ELLIOTT \VADE,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF PARKVILLE, ILLINOIS.

GRAIN-WEIGHING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming pant of Letters Patent No. 344,148, dated June 22, 1886.

Application filed February 9, 1856 Serial No. 151L345. (1Y0 model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ARTHUR ELLIOTT W'ADE. a citizen of the United States, residing at Parkville, in the county of Champaign and State of Illinois, have invented a new anl useful Improvement in Grain \Veighing or Measuring Devices, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

- My invention relates to improvements in grain weighing or measuring devices, and has for its object the provision of means whereby grain or similar material may be automatically and accurately divided into any predetermined similar quantities during its passage from its place of storage to receptacles placed beneatl1,without requiring any attention other than that of removing the latter-named receptacles when full.

To this end it consists in the construction, arrangement, and combination of the several parts for service, substantially as hereinafter described, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, in which similar letters of reference denote similar parts, Fig ure 1 represents a side elevation of a grainweighing device embodying my improvement. Fig. 2 is a top plan View thereof. Fig. 8 represents a longitudinal section on the line or a; of Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is a detail perspective View of the scale-beam.

In the drawings, A designates the flame of the machine,comprisiug the sills or base-timhers (I, connected together by transverse timbers a, upright timbers a, that support the grain-carrying tubs or boxes, and short uprights or studs a,that support horizontal timbers a", upon which is fulcru med the scalebeam, as hereinafter described.

Bdesignates short bearing-blocks secured to each of the uprights (1*, upon the inner surface thereof at points intermediate between the tops and bottoms thereof, as shown. The blocks B project a short distance beyond the forward faces of the uprights a to afl'ord bearings b for thejournals c of an axle, O, mounted therein.

D designates the grain tub or box carrying arms, said arms consisting in suitable sized timbers, (Z d, secured together at their middle and at right angles to each other, as shown,

| and mounted upon theaxlcCl,at each end thereof, between the bearing-blocks B.

E designates the grain'carrying tubs, each of which is rigidly secured between each op positepairaldflof the grain-carryingarms D.

E designates the grain-carrying tubs, consisting of ends 6, bottom 6, back 6', and inclined front 6 arranged as shown in the drawings. The tubs E are secured between each opposite pair of aru1s,d d,of the tub-carrying arms D by rods e, that pass through said tubs from endto end thereof and through the outer ends of the arms (1 d, beyond which the ends of the rods project for a short distance for a purpose to be described.

F designates a scale beam,the rearward part of which is bifurcated at the point f,the parts ff ofwhich extend thenceoutwardly at right angles to the bar F to pointsf,at which points they are again bent parallel to the bar F, and extend rearwardly at each side of the tub-carrying arms and in the track of the projecting ends of the rods 6. The partsff of the bar F are from points f bent downwardly in an inclined direction, as shown atf", for a purpose to be described hereinafter. The bar F is, between the pointsff, fnlcrumed or journaled in boxes or bearingsf which are secured upon a crossbar connecting the timbers a" of the main frame A.

G designates asliding weight mounted upon the bar F, said weight normally resting upon a cross-rail, H, that rests upon the timbers a, and is movable thereon by hand to any desired position for the purpose of supporting the weight of the scale-beam and limiting the downward movement of the said beam and weight.

The operation of my improvement is as follows: The weight G,being set to measure any desired quantity of grain, and one of the tubs E in position between the bifurcated armsf f and the ends of the rods 6 outside of the arms (I, resting upon the arms f f of the lever-bar F, as shown, the material to be measured is now permitted to pass from a spout, K, leading from the storage receptacle above to a point above the grain-tubs to the tub. Then a sufticicnt quantity of grain to overbalance the weight G has entered the tub, the armsff will descend, thus allowing the outer ends of the rods 6 to pass slowly ceptacles, each having apin at its side,and an 5 down the inclined portion'ot' said armsff until the lowest points thereof are reached,at which time the material will be discharged from the tub. The bar F and armsf'f will now return to their normal position to receive the next succeeding tub, which'will' repeat the operation described above.

If desired, thegrain-spout may be providedat its lower end with a valve connected in any suitable manner to the arms d d, so as to be automatically opened or closed for or against the passage of material from said spout.

Modifications in detail of construction may be made in the herein-described invention without departing from the spirit or sacrificing the advantages thereof. I therefore claim the right to make anyand all modifications as shall properly fall within the scope of said in- Vention. f

Having thus described my invention, I

' 1 In a grain-measur ng device,the combination of"the'fra me," the revolnbles haftjonrnalied therein, and havi'ng the radial armscarijying the r'eceptacles,each of which is provided at its's'ides with projecting-pinsand an oscillating scale-beamhaving the laterally inclined'armsnormall y arranged in the path of,

the pins of therotating receptacles, substanti l y as described.

" 2. "In agrain-n'ieasuring device, the combination" of. a "main" frame, a" revoluble shaft journaled therein and carrying a series of reoscillating scale-beam journaled on the frame and having the laterally-diverging arms arranged parallel with each other, and provid-' ed at its free end with an angular-inclined portion which lies on opposite sides of the recep- "tacles andno'rmally arranged in the path of .with the transverse rod 6*, that passeslthr'ough and beyond: the same to 'form the "projecting pins, an oscillating scale-beam j'o'uiinaled on thesupplemen tal frame, and havingthe I'l -at- ,e nyli verging armgl'arrauged.parallel with eachother and providedwith the downwardlyinclined ends, the'weightG on the beam, and

the'cross-rail H forlimitihg .the downward movement of the beam and the weight thereon,

all arranged and combined substantially as described. I a

' In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I'liave hereto afli x ed my signatlii'e in presence of two witnesses. V ARTHUR ELLIOTT WADE. \Vitnesses: i 1

- HUFFMAN,

A. D. CUTTER. 

